Nephew Kept Dead Body of His Elderly Aunt in Freezer to Collect Pension

Nephew Kept Dead Body of His Elderly Aunt in Freezer to Collect Pension

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Vienna, An Austrian man has admitted keeping the dead body of his elderly aunt in the freezer for several months in order to continue claiming her pension and benefits payments.

The 47-year-old unemployed nephew from the village of Neuhofen an der Ybbs in northern Austria told investigators that he had "agreed" to do so with his aunt before her death in June at the age of 88, police said.

The man has said that his aunt died from natural causes but public prosecutors have ordered an autopsy and he has been taken into custody.

Police discovered the body on Monday after relatives became suspicious.